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Directed By
Albert Magnoli
Director
Written By
Albert Magnoli
written by
William Blinn
written by
Cast
Prince
The Kid
Apollonia Kotero
Apollonia
Morris Day
Morris
Olga Karlatos
Mother
Clarence Williams III
Father
Jerome Benton
Jerome
Billy Sparks
Billy
Jill Jones
Jill
Charles Huntsberry
Chick
Dez Dickerson
Dez
Brenda Bennett
Brenda
Susan Moonsie
Susan
Sandra Claire Gershman
Beautiful Babe
Kim Upsher
Kim
Alan Leeds
Stage Hand
Israel Gordon
Taste M.C.
Gil Jacobson
Cop in Basement
Joseph A. Ferraro
First Avenue M.C.
Joseph E. Ferraro
First Avenue M.C.
James French
Cabbie
Wendy Melvoin
Wendy - The Revolution
Lisa Coleman
Lisa - The Revolution
Bobby 'Z' Rivkin
Bobby Z - The Revolution
Matt Fink
Matt Fink - The Revolution
Brown Mark
Brown Mark - The Revolution
Garry Johnson
Jellybean - The Time
Mark Cardenas
Mark - The Time
Gerald E. Hubbard Jr.
Gerry - The Time
Paul Peterson
Paul - The Time
Jesse Johnson
Jesse - The Time
Stevee Ashlock
Minor Role
Tina Hillstrom
Erick Lewis
Self
Tony Mosley
Dancer
Jenni Olson
Extra
Tom Tangen
Hiker #1
Joel Thingvall
Club Techie
Produced By
Robert Cavallo
producer
Steven Fargnoli
producer
Joseph Ruffalo
producer
Music
Michel Colombier
Composer
Prince
Composer
Cinematography
Donald E. Thorin
director of photography
Sound
James Beshears
sound editor
Bruce Bisenz
sound mixer
Noah Blough
assistant sound editor
Neil Brody
re-recording mixer
Jim Cook
sound re-recording mixer: dialogue
Mike Dobie
sound editor
Richard C. Franklin
sound designer / supervising sound editor
Robert L. Harman
re-recording mixer
David Kern
sound editor
Dan O'Connell
foley artist
Susan Rogers
sound technician
Douglas J. Schulman
boom operator
Marshall Winn
sound editor
David Yaffe
sound utility
John Asman
re-recording mixer
Donald C. Rogers
technical director of sound
Editing
Albert Magnoli
film editor
Ken Robinson
co-film editor
Casting Director
David Graham
Casting Director
Production Design
Ward Preston
Art Direction
Maria Caso
Set Design
Anne D. McCulley
Set Decorator
Costumes
Marie France
Louis Wells
Makeup
Richard Arrington
supervising makeup artist
Susan Caldwell
hair stylist
Jayson Jeffreys
key makeup artist
Earl Jones
hair stylist
Susan V. Kalinowski
hair stylist
Alberto Machuca
assistant makeup artist
Todd Prost
hair stylist
Lee Romanoff
key makeup artist
Susan Wenzel
makeup artist
Assistant Director
Anthony Brand
first assistant director
Britt Lomond
first assistant director
Don Wilkerson
second assistant director
Production Management
Mike Frankovich Jr.
production manager
Mark Canton
executive in charge of production
Art Department
Thomas Anderson
shop foreman
Keane Bonath
assistant props
Ken Chocolate
set dresser
Clare M.S. Fishman
assistant props
Jim Johnson
property master
Howard McCormick II
lead man
Robert Scaife
construction coordinator
Wayne Smith
painter
Gregory Tetrault
swing gang
Dane Pizzuti Krogman
scenic artist
Stunts
Al Jones
stunt coordinator
Kathleen O'Haco
stunts
Ron Oliney
stunts
Brad Orrison
stunts
Editorial
Sonny Baskin
additional film editor
Warren Chadwick
additional film editor
George Davis
post-production assistant
Anthony DiMarco
executive in charge of post-production
Aubrey Head
color timer
George Richardson
post-production assistant
Allan Schultz
additional film editor
Mitchell Sinoway
additional film editor
David Taylor
post-production assistant
Other
William Campbell
production assistant
Kim Christensen
caterer
Maxine Davis
production coordinator
Billy Graff
production associate
'Hawkeye' Hendricksen
technical advisor
Charles Huntsberry
security officer
Dawn Renee Jones
assistant: Mr. Magnoli
Alan Leeds
coordinator
Dona Lien
production secretary
Tammy Maples
jungle exotic
Paul J. Memmi
translator
Bonnie Metzger
unit publicist
Fred Moultrie
production accountant
Sheryl Mousley
production staff
Donald Peake
production accountant
Eric L. Polley
Carpenter
Craig Laurence Rice
production assistant
Geri Rosenberg
production secretary
Laila Schirrmeister
assistant: Anne McCulley
Barbara Sobocinski
production secretary
Timothy Stark
production assistant
Jennifer Walton
secretary to the producers
Jonathan Wolf
production accountant
Millicent A. Wood
jungle exotic
Jeffrey Blumenshine
production office assistant
Music Department
Jim Harrison
supervising music editor
Franklin Jones Jr.
score mixer
Jerome Benton
chorus / musician: percussions
Mark Cardenas
musician: keyboards
Lisa Coleman
musician: keyboards
Morris Day
singer
Matt Fink
musician: keyboards
Gerald E. Hubbard Jr.
musician: bass guitar
Craig Huxley
musician: blaster beam, synclavier, synthesizer
Garry Johnson
musician: drums & percussions
Jesse Johnson
musician: lead guitar
Brown Mark
musician: bass guitar
Wendy Melvoin
musician: lead guitar
Paul Peterson
musician: keyboards
Prince
musician: guitar & keyboard / singer
Bobby 'Z' Rivkin
musician: drums & percussions
Casting Department
Lee Daniels
casting assistant
Peter Golden
casting: New York
David Graham
casting: Los Angeles
Riki Wuolle
casting: Minneapolis
Costume Department
Sonja Berlovitz
costumer: men
Jimmell Mardome
costumer: men
Vaughn Terry
stylist
Louis Wells
stylist
Camera Department
Leroy Bennett
special lighting: musical numbers
James F. Boyle
chief set electrician
Ted Churchill
panaglide operator
Tom Countryman
crane operator
Peter Davidian
best boy
Craig Denault
camera operator
Michael Dugan
helicopter camera operator: second unit
Bill Fleming
best boy
Dennis A. Frank
electrician
Jack Lee Gary
assistant camera
Bob Guthier
electrician
Dean Hassen
lighting technician
Dave Hetschiesch
lighting technician
Gerald Hoy
grip
John Huddleston
lighting technician
Daniel R. Jordan
key grip
Neal Karlen
grip
Craig Kinchel
grip
Scot A. Nederman-Paul
camera loader: David Anderson's TV sequence versions
Edward R. Nedin
electrician
Jeffrey W. Petersen
electrician
Robert W. Peterson
lighting technician
Matthew Quast
playback operator
Robert Reiff
still photographer
Joe Rice
grip
Matt Rice
electrician
Donald Schmitz
dolly grip
Chris Squires
assistant camera
Steve van Osdale
grip
Judah Hannah
video assist operator
Jerry Pope
assistant camera
Location Management
John Aton
location auditor
John Dolan
location projectionist
Kirk Hokanson
location manager
Script Department
Kerry Lyn McKissick
script supervisor
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